<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
(	O
colloquially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
3	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
5th-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
4th	O
generation	O
)	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entry-level	O
iPad	B-Device
lineup	O
continued	O
starting	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
6th	O
generation	O
)	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
positioned	O
as	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
case	O
design	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
10.5	O
inch	O
;	O
internal	O
hardware	O
includes	O
an	O
upgraded	O
Apple	B-Device
A12	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
SoC	B-Device
,	O
a	O
10.5-inch	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
,	O
3GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4X	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.0	I-Protocol
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
(	O
first	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
(	O
4th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
in	O
three	O
color	O
options	O
(	O
including	O
Silver	O
,	O
Space	O
Gray	O
and	O
Gold	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
gold	O
color	O
option	O
of	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
is	O
now	O
updated	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
an	O
upgraded	O
,	O
7MP	O
front	O
camera	O
(	O
used	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
1.2MP	O
camera	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
previous	B-Operating_System
generation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
older	O
8MP	O
rear	O
camera	O
which	O
cannot	O
record	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
as	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
2.49GHz	O
six-core	O
processor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
A12	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
retains	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
,	O
keeps	O
the	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
slightly	O
larger	O
battery	O
of	O
30.2	O
watt-hours	O
(	O
up	O
from	O
27.6	O
W·h	O
)	O
,	O
rated	O
by	O
Apple	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
10	O
hours	O
"	O
of	O
active	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
is	O
the	O
final	O
model	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
and	O
headphone	O
jack	O
;	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
12.2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
it	O
received	O
an	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
laminated	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
Smart	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
case	O
capability	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
speedy	O
SoC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
supports	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
,	O
uses	O
the	O
2017	O
's	O
10.5-inch	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
design	O
and	O
only	O
has	O
two	O
speakers	O
compared	O
to	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
Pro	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
devices	O
of	O
this	O
model	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
manufactured	O
between	O
March	O
2019	O
and	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
have	O
issues	O
where	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
may	O
flicker	O
or	O
flash	O
before	O
permanently	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
